A battle over the soul of supply chain finance is raging as fintechs slam banks as outdated, banks accuse fintechs of being lightweights and the rating agencies who insist that trade credit is not debt
Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
Two days of volatility in SOFR, the main contender to replace Libor, has cast doubt on its suitability as a new benchmark rate for corporate financial activity
DBS is leveraging new technology to allow it to provide digital trade financing to more than 1,000 suppliers in logistics supply chain ecosystem within 24 hours
Can the world do without China? Can China do without the world? A panel discussion at GTR Asia discussed how China, ASEAN and other Asian countries will be impacted by the trade war
Treasurers seeking to obtain higher returns through safe yet liquid assets could consider US and European structured credit as alternative to traditional investments.
Letters of credit may be a necessary evil that prolongs the trade process, but financial regulators in the two cities are pushing blockchain as a way to solve an old problem.
